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After winning the toss, South Africa asked the home team to bat first. The South African pace attack ran through the Australian batting lineup in no time. Star South African speedster Dale Steyn was the first to create impact by picking up the wickets of Travis Head and D’Arcy Short in his second over. Lungisani Ngidi joined the party by sending back Australian captain Aaron Finch to the pavilion. Even before the completion of the sixth over, the three quick wickets reduced Australia to 8-3....

The blazes have been particularly devastating this fire season, as they’re being fueled by record-breaking drought conditions. Firefighters have been battling them since September, and without significant rain, officials cautioned, they could continue for months. American and Canadian firefighters have joined the firefighting efforts in Australia, and Michelle Moore, a fire program specialist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, told Newsweek there were “fires as far as you can see....

Farm animals that wandered out from their paddocks after fences burned away have perished in the fires, along with many wild animals. Over 3,800 animals thus far have been euthanized during the crisis, and authorities fear if the dead animals aren’t buried, a biosecurity crisis will ensue as the corpses rot. “I’ve got 100 vets across the country I’ve offered to state [agriculture] ministers,” Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie told Radio National Breakfast....

Also through, having both been fortunate to play their matches under closed roofs on a hot Melbourne day, are Polish fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska and former world number one and Danish 10th seed Caroline Wozniacki. MORE: Must-seed Open images | Del Potro done on men’s side | Federer advances American 13th seed Sloane Stephens was forced into a battle before edging hard-hitting Croatian Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. Serbian eighth seed Jelena Jankovic took just 56 minutes to thrash Japan's Ayumi Morita 6-2, 6-0....

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Urawa Red Diamonds will take on Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia in the final of the Asian Champions League next month, after a goal from Rafael Silva earned the Japanese side a 2-1 aggregate win over China’s Shanghai SIPG on Wednesday. Silva scored 11 minutes into the second leg at Saitama Stadium after the teams had shared a 1-1 draw in their first meeting in Shanghai....

The first three seconds of the teaser seem innocent enough, with a couple of vehicles broken down in a mud-filled clearing…until a transparent globular structure as tall as a building becomes visible on the far side of said clearing. Then weirdness ensues. A gigantic metallic worm flies across the sky, a strange machine with a humanoid face stands in an empty room, glowing cables emerge from a gloved human hand....

Playing for their respective sides in the Group F, the two young guns upstaged their more fancied opponents in Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Greece’s Stefano Tsitsipas respectively. In doing so, the duo not only contributed valuable points to strengthen the position of their respective sides in the competitive group, but also made their intentions clear very early in the season. While the two had a great season in 2019, a major breakthrough eluded them on the big stage....

Berdych has made an encouraging start to the season after a long spell out with a back injury last year, but was made to work for a 5-7 6-3 6-3 victory in Montpellier on Tuesday. The former world number four had a first-serve percentage of only 49 and double-faulted eight times, yet he was able to fight back and move into the second round. Berdych will now face Benoit Paire after the eighth seed saw off Evgeny Donskoy 7-5 6-3 in his homeland....

The victory saw the Magpies return to the top of the Championship, a place where Brighton and Hove Albion had temporarily occupied following their victory at Barnsley during the weekend. Rafael Benitez’ men withstood the pressure of playing two days late and raced into the lead on 42 minutes courtesy of Yoan Gouffran’s goal. The visitors went further behind when they conceded an own goal through Henry Lansbury on 59 minutes as the Geordies held on for the victory....

Watching Eren, Armin, and Mikasa grow into their own throughout the series is quite amazing to witness, making for a great time indeed as viewers get to see how the world and story of Attack on Titan develop over time. Given how tragic the series is, it’s only a given that a lot of important people have died over the course of the series. Here are some of the most impactful deaths that have ever happened in Attack on Titan....

Though Barr said the stay-at-home orders that states issued to contain the outbreak were necessary as the virus began spreading across the U.S., he described them as “disturbingly close to house arrest” and said states must soon begin replacing the orders with more targeted restrictions. “These are very, very burdensome impingements on liberty,” Barr told Hewitt. “We adopted them, we have to remember, for the limited purpose of slowing down the spread....

Tigers Unlimited, the fundraising division within Auburn athletics, has emailed a survey to about 5,000 season-ticket holders to solicit responses for the school’s plan for a makeover of the North end. It could potentially include new club seats, an expanded concourse, a new video board, recruiting lounge and other amenities. The feedback will help re-shape the project and determine the final cost for the renovations, according to school officials....

There’s no doubt that regular books are cheaper, especially if you buy second-hand. There’s such joy to be had from digging through pre-loved books in a store, and finding a gem. However, the best audiobook services (opens in new tab) like Audible (opens in new tab) will give you regular discounts, free books for signing up, and regular prompts to make sure you’re making books a bigger part of your life, which is a different, more curated kind of discovery....

‘Strootman good enough for Barca or Bayern’ Pep Guardiola’s shoes have proved difficult to fill early in the season, with Ancelotti’s Bayern upstaged in the Der Klassiker and outshone by newcomers RB Leipzig. Having won 10 of their opening 11 matches last term, Bayern have only seven victories to their name at the same stage in 2016-17 following last week’s 1-0 loss at rivals Borussia Dortmund - Ancelotti’s first Bundesliga defeat since moving to Bavaria....

Lahiri, who had three previous rounds of 76, 73 and 75, on Sunday suffered a big blow on the par-four third hole, which the 28-year-old completed in seven shots. Another couple of bogeys on the fourth and seventh made it five-over till the first seven holes. However, he executed a recovery path, scoring two birdies on the eighth and 10th and later made par efforts till the 18th hole to settle for a 75 at the Augusta National Golf Club....

According to News.com.au, Angie Yen didn’t notice anything amiss when she began her day on April 28. However, when the 27-year-old dentist began to sing in the shower as she always did, she didn’t recognize the voice coming out of her body. Instead of her usual Australian accent, Yen was shocked to hear a voice that sounded distinctly Irish. “When I started singing I was singing in a different sound and also talking words in a funny accent,” she told the news outlet....

It ended with Austin Dillon claiming the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400. It’s the Richard Childress Racing driver’s second career pole. MORE: 10 things to know about the Auto Club 400 | 10 to watch at Fontana “To do it at a driver’s race track like Fontana means a lot to me,” Dillon told Fox Sports. “I knew going into that third session if I didn’t make mistakes I’d have a shot....

Peter Dutton expressed his support for Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s announcement that scrapped two infrastructure contracts made with the Australian state of Victoria as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to expand trade during a radio interview on the Ray Hadley Morning Show on Wednesday. “We, like China, exert our sovereign rights and, as a proud country, we’re not going to allow our policy, our principles, our values to be undermined,” Dutton said in the interview....